GENTING Q3 DETAILS

Genting Singapore’s numbers came in-line with our expectations. While the official consensus number hasn’t changed since early October, whisper EBITDA was close to the reported S$300MM. We don’t have a call on the stock right here, but thought it may be helpful to provide a little more detail on the quarter given the opaque nature of the company’s reporting.

3Q12 Detail

Gross gaming revenue of S$797MM on net gaming revenue of S$528MM

Rebates, GST & mass marketing points of S$269MM; equal to 33.7% of GGR (slightly down from the 33.8% in 2Q12 but up from 31.8% in 3Q11)

Gross VIP revenue of S$363MM and net VIP revenue of S$190MM

Just to clarify, when the Company says that Net RC revenues are 28% of Net Casino revenue, they are not just referring to the rebate on VIP but ALL discounts offered on gaming play (ie, Rebates, Mass points, GST, comps, MVP’s and other).

45.5% of GGR

RC turnover: S$13BN (just under) down 20% YoY and 2% QoQ

Hold rate: 2.8%

Rebate: 1.33% or S$172MM, down from 1.36% last quarter but up from 1.32% last year

Mass win of S$285MM down 9% YoY and up 1% QoQ

Drop of S$1.24BN and hold of 22.9%

Slot & ETG win S$150MM

Handle down 4% QoQ to S$2.95BN and 1% YoY

Expenses:

Gaming tax: S$78.5MM

Estimated fixed costs: S$198MM, down from S$217MM in 2Q12

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11/12/12 12:15 PM EST

Restoration Hardware Q&A

Today, we held a call with Hedgeye Retail Sector Head Brian McGough on Restoration Hardware’s (RH) upcoming IPO for Retail Pro subscribers. McGough covered everything from growth to target markets to financial difficulties. We’ve provided the Q&A portion of the call for you to enjoy. If you’re interested in becoming a Retail Pro subscriber, please visit this webpage.

IDEA ALERT: SHORT MGM

Takeaway:MGM could continue to be under pressure

Keith shorted MGM in our Real-Time Positions at $9.95. MGM's TRADE and TREND resistance is at $10.29 and $10.76, respectively.

As MGM nears its 52-week low, we think there is further room to the downside. A difficult macro environment and a secular decline in slot demand should continue to pressure results. We're below the Street on Q4 and 2013. Slot volumes, which we believe is the ultimate barometer of the health of Vegas, have fallen in five out of the last six months. According to our trend projection model, we expect the downward trend to continue for the rest of 2012. September was up slightly but the month contained two extra weekend days - a calendar boost that will reverse in October. Management did say they are seeing better Strip trends in early Q4 but they said the same last quarter and missed expectations badly.

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European Banking Monitor: THE ELECTION, THE CLIFF AND THE AUSTERITY

Below are key European banking risk monitors, which are included as part of Josh Steiner and the Financial team's "Monday Morning Risk Monitor". If you'd like to receive the work of the Financials team or request a trial please email .

Key Takeaways:

* U.S and EU bank swaps were wider last week, on the heels of the American presidential elections, mounting fears about the looming fiscal cliff in the United States, and renewed concerns regarding Greek austerity. In the United States the money center banks and the large brokers saw that most widening. In Europe, bank swaps were wider, led by Italy, Spain, and France.

* On OMTs Reporting: The ECB has stated that Aggregate Outright Monetary Transaction holdings and their market values will be published on a weekly basis and the average duration of Outright Monetary Transaction holdings and the breakdown by country will take place on a monthly basis. There is no indication that the OMTs has been initiated to date.

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Euribor-OIS spread – The Euribor-OIS spread widened by 1 bp to 12 bps. The Euribor-OIS spread (the difference between the euro interbank lending rate and overnight indexed swaps) measures bank counterparty risk in the Eurozone. The OIS is analogous to the effective Fed Funds rate in the United States. Banks lending at the OIS do not swap principal, so counterparty risk in the OIS is minimal. By contrast, the Euribor rate is the rate offered for unsecured interbank lending. Thus, the spread between the two isolates counterparty risk.

ECB Liquidity Recourse to the Deposit Facility – No change in the trajectory here - overnight deposits continue to shrink. The ECB Liquidity Recourse to the Deposit Facility measures banks’ overnight deposits with the ECB. Taken in conjunction with excess reserves, the ECB deposit facility measures excess liquidity in the Euro banking system. An increase in this metric shows that banks are borrowing from the ECB. In other words, the deposit facility measures one element of the ECB response to the crisis.

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11/12/12 11:11 AM EST

Bearish Overtones

Short interest for the NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ currently indicates a bearish overtone for stocks. For the two weeks ended 10/15 short interest for NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX combined ticked down to 3.65% of the float from 3.67% prior. That’s the lowest ratio since the two weeks ended 5/15. We bounced off of 1364 in the S&P 500 (TAIL support) last week and are quite capable of re-testing that level this week.

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